Tyler and Konnery grow out their horns as they return to Mike Mignola's monstruous universe and Failed Franchise Friday with the reboot attempt that is Hellboy (2019)! Together they discuss where and who the director is, David Harbour and Milla Jovovich's promising casting in a flaming sea of junk, the chaos that is this movie's script, and so much more on this hellish Failed Franchise Friday episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What’s New:

Kon: ENGAGEMENT IN PARIS!!, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (in theaters)

Tyler: RoboCop: Rogue City (PS5), Deep Red (at the Academy Museum), Canter’s Deli, 31 Horror Movies in October list

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Tyler and Konnery cross the galaxy to return to the hunt when they cover the newest installment in the Yautjatastic action-sci fi franchise, "Predator: Badlands (2025)"! Together they discuss Predator culture and the series finally exploring it, the effortless charms of Midwestern synth Elle Fanning, all the cool new Predator weapons, dive perhaps a bit too deep into another recent sci fi franchise, and so much more on this Kalisk-spitting episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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What's New:

Kon: Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix)

Tyler: The Chair Company (HBOMax), Smiling Friends (HBOMax)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by Tecate-drinking, elf-smashing companion Cameron Takeda to wrap out Guillermo del Toro's horror action duology with "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"! Together they discuss Guillermo's post Pan's Labyrinth acclaim, the incredible creature and set designs, this second film's strength at standing on its own story, dive deep into each other's histories with comic books, and so much more on this Barry Manilow-sing-along episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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What’s New:

Konnery: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book: The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman

Tyler: Chapterhouse Dune by Frank Herbert (Libby), Perfect Blue (4K Restoration In Theaters)

Cameron: Megazone 23 and Megazone 23 Pt II (Prime Video, Tubi)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by B.P.R.D. member Ryan Hasegawa to fight off supernatural fascists, Lovecraftian horrors and teenage romances as they cover Guillermo del Toro's "Hellboy (2004)"! Together they discuss Mike Mignola's original comic, honor GDT's new take on Frankenstein, the humor and teamwork found the team of heroic freaks, beautiful creature design, and so much more in this quip-whipping episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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What's New:

Tyler: Good Boy (In Theaters, Shudder)

Kon: The Pink Panther (1963) (Tubi)

Ryan: One Battle After Another (In Theaters)

Tyler and Konnery go insane as they hear the call of Mother Lachrymarum, forcing them to cover the final installment in Dario Argento's The Three Mothers trilogy, "Mother of Tears"! Together they discuss the sharp falloff as a sequel, the visual shift from color lights to daylight, the complicated history of the film's lead, witch gangs, and so much more on this screeching monkey episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Kon: Dungeon Crawler Carl:

Tyler: Trauma (1993) (Prime Video), Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts by Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose

Tyler and Konnery witness the rise of a child supervillain and the death of a movie series as they cover this month's spooky Failed Franchise Friday with, "Brightburn" (2019)! Together they discuss Superman alt-history what if's, if it's ok to give a kid a gun for his birthday (probably not??), if following an evil protagonist can sustain a franchise, the James Gunn connection and so much more on this Bizarro Kansas episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

Tyler and Konnery are joined by returning horror champ Brennan Klein to cover the second installment in Dario Argento's Three Mothers trilogy, "Inferno (1980)"! Together they discuss Argento's alluring visual flair stacked up against multiple protagonists, meandering storytelling, cat and rat stunts, how it stacks up to Suspiria and so much more on this burning new episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Kon: Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobooks by Matt Dinniman

Tyler: The Birds (Blu-ray)

Brennan: After (Netflix), Twinless (Rental)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by giallo guide Taylor Agajanian to kick off a spooky trilogy that begins with the horror classic, "Suspiria" (1977)! Together they discuss Dario Argento's obsession with the occult, the origins of giallo films, the absolutely beautiful terror of the movie's set design, music, lighting, and dream imagery, and so much more on this wickedly witchy episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Tyler: The Wailing (Kanopy)

Kon: Barbarian (Disney+), Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Audiobook)

Taylor: Good Boy (Music Box Theater), M: Son of the Century (Mubi), Trauma Plot by Jamie Hood (Audiobook)

Tyler and Konnery fire their start pistol and get scammed by a Great Depression con artist when they return to Yorkshire one last time to wrap up the Downton franchise with "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale" (2025)! Together they discuss Tyler being pulled into the franchise by Paul Giamatti's small role in this film (not to mention pondering his Smash Bros. character), the Chad Mr. Carson and Virgin Mr. Molesely, Edith's powerful way of protecting the family, Mr. Crawley learning to let go, and so much more on this sweet and meandering episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

Kon: Alone Australia (Hulu), Borderlands 4 (PS5)

Tyler: Oddity (Disney+) Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart (PS5)

Tyler and Konnery climb higher into the Julian Fellowes universe when they investigate attic water damage and cover "Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)"! Together they discuss the struggles of buying a new hat, the slight British irritations of visiting France, proper 1920s aspect, Maggie Smith's final quippiness, and so much more on this prim and proper episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Kon: Hollow Knight: Silksong (PS5)

Tyler: Pokémon Shining Pearl (Nintendo Switch), Project Runway Seasons 21 & 4 (Disney+)

Both: Weapons (In Theaters)